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星期六, 12月 24, 2016
摩頓市長的聖誕祝賀
中華頤養院營養早餐會談亞裔移民壓力
亚裔家庭移民美国的经历： 普遍的情绪压力和 寻求情绪健康服务的屏障
亚裔移民的历史背景:
根据美国年度人口调查报告
在美国增涨最快的少数种族
目前占美国总人口的4.6%
2000: 1190万＝>2008: 1550万
＝> 2050: 4060万
40%西海岸， 21.1%东北地区，21.1%南部
38.5%夏威夷，12.4%加州，7.6%新泽西
流言终结者
Myth 1: 亚裔学生都是模范生
Myth 2: 亚裔美籍家庭比其他少数族裔收入高
Myth 3: 亚裔美籍家庭都顺利移民到美国
亚裔移民面对的多重压力
34% 家庭，工作，以及人际的关系问题
42% 经济问题 (Mental Health America Attitudinal Survey 2006)
新移民汇报的4项最普遍压力: (Blair, 2000)
担心在美国的将来 （27%）
担心健康问题 （26%）
担心仍在母国的家人 （24%）
担心经济问题 （23%）
文化适应的压力
家庭关系问题：
夫妻婚姻问题
父母与子女沟通问题
工作经济问题
家庭经济的压力
对子女的影响
对个人价值观的影响
对夫妻关系的影响
亞裔美及家庭的子女
重新定义的家庭角色
亲子关系的疏远
东西方文化沟通表达的不同
亞裔美籍家庭的老年人
目前美国增长最快的少数族裔老年人群
84万到134万人口，64.4%， 2000－2009
自1990，菲利宾，中国，韩国，越南 占前四位(US Census Bureau, 2011)
应邀前来的老人和早期移民的老人
多数亚裔家庭接受多代祖孙同堂，根据美化程度有所改变
老年人情绪健康问题：孤单，没归属感，疏于照管，没有社会团体的支持
亚裔美籍老年人：孤立和孤单
中西文化：群体主义和个人主义
在家庭和社会中角色的改变
家务劳动的负担
缺少社会服务和支持
（Hossen et al. 2012)
文化認知的誤區
什么是精神疾病？
任何负面的感情和情绪上的困难导致无法进行正常的学习工作和生活都可能是精神疾病
由于东方文化影响，大多数亚裔认为只有不被社会大众接受的行为意识混乱才是需要接受治疗的精神疾病
认为情绪问题是身体疾病引起的
认为情绪问题是因为个人意志薄弱
情感理解上的誤區
负面情绪以及其导致的生活工作问题无法得到及时治疗和改善
社会观念的障碍
由于中西方文化观念的不同，西方的传统心理治疗法不一定可以正中下药。因此导致很多亚裔退出治疗。
地理环境因素的障碍
由于经济和所住地导致寻求心理治疗服务的困难：
多个工作
照看孩子
路途远
没有交通工具
不知道当地服务的存在
总结概论
亚裔在美国被称为“模范少数族裔”。但这个雅称导致亚裔的情绪及精神压力问题没有得到重视
亚裔的情绪及精神压力来自于社会文化的改变，婚姻矛盾，缺乏社会资源的网络，和多代家庭结构
亚裔家庭不善于寻求情绪和精神方面的专业医疗和服务。
妨碍亚裔家庭寻求治疗服务的因素包括：文化认知，情感理解，社会观念，和地理位置
我们需要帮助亚裔家庭跟详细的了解自身情绪和精神压力的问题，鼓励他们寻求专业帮助，并增加适应亚裔文化的情绪医疗服务
Presenter Emily Wu Biography
Dr. Emily Wu is a Psychiatry Resident Physician at the Harvard LongWood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. She works at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA. She is a Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) Fellow 2017-2018. She is an American Medical Association (AMA)-Resident Fellow Section (RFS) delegate elected by the Mass Medical Society (MMS). She is on the leadership board of the Mass Psychiatric Society (MPS) Multicultural/Diversity Committee. She has published multiple manuscripts and presented posters at National conferences, in topics related to immigrant mental health and cultural psychiatry.波士頓市議會議長吳弭年終感謝支持者 2017將競選連任
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| 吳弭向支持者發表年終感謝講話。(周菊子攝) |
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)波士頓市議會議長吳弭(Michelle Wu)12月8日在”甜蜜的卡洛琳(Sweet Caroline)”舉辦年終感謝晚會，強調將與議會同仁攜手，繼續努力為民服務，呼籲支持者在未來四年要格外警覺的因應世局，伸手支援身邊需要救助的人，別忘記選舉時出席投票很重要。
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| "甜蜜的卡洛琳(Sweet Caroline's)東主黃新平(左一)，鄺國彬(右一)，麻州 眾議員麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)(左二)都支持吳弭(右二)。(周菊子攝) |
波士頓市議會的議員席位，兩年一任。吳弭在年僅28歲時，於2013年當選為波士頓市首名華裔市議員，繼韓裔尹常賢之後的第2位亞裔市議員，2015年當選連任，2016年一月獲推舉為波士頓市首名華裔及亞裔市議會議長。2017年，她將再一次競選連任。
過去這三年來，吳弭給人柔中帶剛的形象，儘管年紀輕，身材瘦，但面對議題時有理堅持，又倡議市政透明，關注環保，說話得體，言之有物，總體給人很好印象，贏得的支持率也一直很高。
12月8日這晚，她在"甜蜜的卡洛琳"餐廳感謝出席的逾百名支持者，簡報過去一年來的持續努力，未來工作的重點方向，直言當晚的許多出席者都對即將上任的新聯邦政府，抱著憂慮，恐懼感。州，市政府需要在相關議題上得有更多承擔。
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| 近百人出席吳弭年終感謝聚會。 |
吳弭坦言自己幸運，能夠和一群兢兢業業，想要改善市民生活的同仁共事。過去這一年，她們也格外認真，制定了更多對民眾有益的條例，也真的盡力使議會更透明，讓民眾更容易參與。他們甚至容許民眾經由視頻參加預算會議，用Skype等媒體在公聽會中表達意見。
她在明年，這一任期的第二年中，將繼續關注氣候變化，種族歧視，收入平等，這些對未來世代生活品質影響重大的議題。希望所有支持她的人能夠攜手同心，為改善人民生活，把波士頓市打造成其他城市的模範。
當晚出席的支持者，來自各個不同領域，甚至包括在州市政府任職者。華裔出席者包括曾任亞美社區發展協會行政主任，現已轉往MBTA物業發展管理部門工作的陳潔瀅，在SCORE做義務輔導的郭慧明，萬家網執行長黃小燕，南開大學波士頓校友會創辦人王忠。”甜蜜的卡洛琳"餐廳東主黃新平、鄺國彬。
與吳弭同屬年輕世代的麻州眾議員麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)也特地到會。(圖片已於12/10發表)
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| 吳弭(中)與弟弟，兒子合影。(周菊子攝) |
星期五, 12月 23, 2016
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES $24 MILLION HUD GRANT TO HELP THE HOMELESS
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES $24 MILLION
HUD GRANT TO HELP THE HOMELESS
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HUD Continuum of Care Grant to help Boston increase access to permanent supportive housing
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BOSTON - Friday, December 23, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a $24.2 million federal award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support Boston's continued work in ending chronic homelessness. Boston's funds will be distributed among the city's Continuum of Care, the local provider network that provides housing and services for Boston's homeless individuals and families. Continuum of Care funds leasing and rental assistance for permanent housing; transitional housing; supportive services; homeless management information systems and planning.
"Funding for our most vulnerable populations is critical, as we cannot leave any member of our community behind. This grant will go a long way in helping Boston pursue its goal of ending chronic and veteran homelessness by 2018," said Mayor Walsh. "As a city that believes in equity and affordability for all its citizens, we will put these funds to extraordinarily good use to support the work our city does every day. I thank Secretary Castro and HUD for their continued support for Boston."
In an announcement this week, HUD awarded a record $1.95 billion in grants to nearly 7,600 homeless assistance programs throughout the nation, including Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands as the Obama Administration boosted efforts to prevent and end homelessness.
The Continuum of Care award is a competitive grant, awarded annually through the Homeless Continuum of Care funding competition. Awards are based on the merit of the submission and how closely programs adhere to HUD priorities. This year, HUD continued to challenge state and local planners to support higher performing local programs that have proven most effective in meeting their own local challenges and have a lasting impact.
Out of 40 projects submitted by the Boston Continuum of Care for funding, 37 were selected. In addition to renewing critical funding to support the city's current programs, HUD also awarded Boston four new projects. Overall, the Boston Continuum of Care award increased by $255,451 over 2015. The funds will help serve more than 1,400 chronically homeless individuals, and will fund more than $1 million to place homeless individuals in housing, while providing stabilization services to help them successfully remain housed. One of the City's new projects will help 20 homeless families of school-aged children to become housed.
This grant will support Boston's Way Home, the City's plan to end veteran and chronic homelessness in Boston by 2018. In January 2016, Mayor Walsh announced Boston had ended chronic veteran homelessness; to date, nearly 800 veterans have been housed. In 2016, the City scaled up its efforts to end chronic homelessness; since January of 2016, almost 230 chronically homeless individuals have been housed.
Boston's Way Home has redesigned the way Boston offers services to homeless individuals. Rather than counting on shelter as the solution to the issue, Boston has moved toward a housing-first model, where an individual's entrance into the shelter system is also their entrance to a path toward permanent, stable housing. Through investments in housing, technology and system redesign, Boston is on track to meet its goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2018.
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海青班北區畢典 吳新興勉勵再進修
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| 僑務委員會委員長吳新興（中）與中華大學海青班畢業生合影。 |
僑務委員會委員長吳新興23日赴銘傳大學出席第34期海外青年技術訓練班（海青班）北區聯合畢業典禮，他鼓勵畢業生無論是留台升學或回國工作，都要做好生涯規劃，台灣永遠歡迎海青班校友回來進修。
吳新興致詞表示，海青班歷年來培育許多優秀的華裔青年，主要集中在東南亞地區，畢業生返回僑居地後在各行各業都有傑出表現，也成為各地重要的留台校友。
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| 僑務委員會委員長吳新興（中）參觀海青班靜態成果展，由海青班 同學（右）介紹學習成果。 |
吳新興並以曾在屏東農專（今屏東科技大學）就讀水產養殖科的馬來西亞海青班校友梁建傑的例子勉勵在場畢業生，梁建傑來台時身無分文，透過就讀海青班學得一技之長，畢業後在台灣的養殖場工作一年獲得實務經驗後，返回大馬創業，現已成為世界頂尖的觀賞魚養殖業者。
吳新興表示，海青班今年的招生人數自去年的1400人增加到近1700人，未來將逐步增加招生名額。僑委會也鼓勵更多的大專院校參與海青班，開設多樣化的課程，讓台灣豐沛的教學資源發揮最大效益，以回應僑界需求，讓海青班成為海外華裔青年進修的首選。
來自馬來西亞的畢業生致詞代表陳健安，以自己當初放棄在新加坡近4年的工作成果，來台就讀銘傳大學大眾傳播科的心路歷程和在場畢業生、貴賓分享；他感謝僑委會的幫助與師長的教導，讓他達成夢想，並強調海青班的傳統精神就是「生生不息」，日後也會延續傳統幫助來台讀書的學弟妹。
吳新興於典禮後由銘傳大學副校長陳振南和各校代表陪同參觀北區海青班畢業生兩年的學習成果。
第34期海外青年技術訓練班北區聯合畢業典禮共有中國文化大學、銘傳大學、大華科技大學、龍華科技大學及中華大學共5校10班，461位畢業生參加，600多位家長自僑居地來台，懷著歡欣的心情見證子女人生的重要時刻。
藝術家新天地 "天涵畫苑"開幕
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| 畫家郭天涵(左起)與前任麻州大學副校長KKathleen Teehan為開幕剪綵。 旁為Allan Guo，王藐若等嘉賓。(周菊子攝) |
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| 畫家郭天涵(左)與柳賽英(右)兩夫婦歡迎嘉賓，前任麻州大學副校長 KKathleen Teehan。(周菊子攝) |
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| 畫家郭天涵(左)與Iverson Guo(右)父子歡迎嘉賓，前任麻州大學副校長 Kathleen Teehan。(周菊子攝) |
書畫家郭天涵繼今年1月在麻州州政府大樓成功舉辦個展後，12月21日再上一層樓，在昆士市華樂斯頓(Wollaston)開張”天涵畫苑”，成為可能是大波士頓地區華裔書畫家中唯一開辦個人藝術畫廊的藝術家。
該日下午一時，書畫家郭天涵與前任麻州大學波士頓分校副校長Kathleen Teehan，以及麻州國際教育公司總裁郭允奎，共同為新張［天涵畫苑］牌名揭幕，宣佈正式啟用。
應邀參加揭幕祝賀活動的還有：波士頓帝國拍賣公司總經理潘飛，波士頓知名書畫家、前紐英崙藝術學會會長林浩宗，昆市廣州聯誼會會長張福全，以及呂小鶯、王藐若，前任中華書法會會長陳綺怡及麻州眾議員陳德基的母親等嘉賓。
［天涵畫苑］經過近兩個月的籌建，以簡潔、明快、實用的空間面貌，開張在繁華的商街中。
座落於麻州昆士市華樂斯頓(Wollaston)必樂街(Beale)25號。畫苑籌建全程得到了Karma公司主管Iverson的鼎力支持，郭天涵深表感謝。
［天涵畫苑］除展示藝術家原創作品外，還將開展教學與書畫藝術專題講座，以及創作交流的活動。為豐富社區文化多元性，提供一個展示瞭解和學習交流的窗口。
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| 右起，潘飛，林浩宗，Linda等人為郭天涵的"天涵畫苑"開幕道賀。 |
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| 右起，呂小鶯，張福助等人向郭天涵祝賀。 |
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| 帝國拍賣公司創辦人潘飛(右)也來祝賀。 |
Brianna Wu 宣佈2018參選國會議員
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| Frank Wu 和Brianna Wu夫婦。(取自網路) |
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓綜合整理報導)現在離2018年還早，麻州的國會議員選舉已經傳出新人參選消息。網路遊戲公司創辦人Brianna Wu在個人臉書上宣佈此事，波士頓環球報12月22日刊出採訪報導。
Brianna Wu這姓名，從姓氏來看，讓人以為是亞裔，但她其實是因為嫁給了亞裔科幻藝術家Frank
Wu，於是成為亞裔家族一員。
這有點像她本人的經歷，在學校時修的新聞學，還包括調查新聞，踏進社會後，卻因緣際會，走上創辦網遊公司”巨大太空貓(Giant Spacekat)”這條路。
Brianna Wu的宣佈參選會引起媒體注意，其實是因為她本人早就是新聞人物。二年前，她在推特上發文，嘲笑遊戲者們運動(GamerGate
Movement)”的成員，批評他們想把女性排除在電子遊戲這行業之外以後，她就開始收到列出她住址，銀行資訊，社安號碼的”死亡”，”強姦”等霸凌威脅，嚇得從阿靈頓搬家。
她在接受波士頓環球報訪問時說，正在組織競選團隊，準備聘請律師，整理文件，預定下星期申請參選。她不肯明說將在哪個地區參選，但強調自己不會和Katherine Clark競爭。
她表示，自己的個人經驗，將讓她更注重個人隱私及網路騷擾這些議題。她要為家庭說話，關注重點放在經濟上。
Brianna Wu在推特上有58,000名追隨者，自從上次的事件後，她已經成為全國性的爭取女權人物之一。
她表示，自從12月20日在臉書上宣佈將參選國會議員後，又開始收到威脅。她在推特上還說，人們告訴她，她的參選給人希望。
波士頓華埠退伍軍人會到廣教學校送玩具(圖片)
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右起，陳珮珊，余麗媖，余國華，司徒文信，陳余寶愛等人
和聖誕老公公(陳文浩)一起送玩具給廣教學校小朋友們。
(圖片來自該會臉書)
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Gee How Oak Tin Association - 紐英崙至孝篤親公所
Boston Chinatown Lions Club - 波士頓華埠獅子會
Yee Fung Toy Association - 余風釆堂
Kuo Min Tang Association - 波士頓國民黨
Frank Chin - 陳毓禮
Paul Chan - 陳家驊
Roman Chan - 陳仕維
Peter Chan - 陳建立
Sam and Shirley Chan -陳志成夫婦
Paul and Linda Lee - 李洪文夫婦
Peter Ng - 伍振中
James and Lucy Wong -
林書豪捐款100萬元給母校哈佛
(Boston
Orange 周菊子綜合報導) 美國男籃球星林書豪，今年10月26日，趁著來波士頓打這場”布魯克林網(Brooklyn Nets)”隊和波士頓凱爾特人(Boston
Celtics)隊對抗的美國男籃開季賽時，宣佈捐款100萬元給母校哈佛大學，資助本科生財務援助計畫，並翻修校內籃球場。
林書豪在捐款時說，在哈佛的那些日子，奠定了他在球場上成功的基礎。他很榮幸能在哈佛獲得世界級的教育。
林書豪在哈佛時，為校內緋紅隊(Crimson)打了四年球，大四時還當隊長，曾經三度是常春藤盟校首選，也是常春藤盟校中第一個拿到1450分(1483)，450個籃板球(487)，400次助攻(406)，200次抄截(225)這歷史紀錄的球員。
自從林書豪在全美籃壇嶄露頭角後，他在2012年二月為紐約尼克斯(Knicks)隊打球時的得分之多為他贏得”林來瘋(Linsanity)”的稱號。其後他陸續為火箭隊(Rockets)，湖人隊(Lakers)，大黃蜂隊(Hornets)等打過球，現在屬於籃網隊(Nets)。
根據維基百科，他是美國男籃歷史中極少數的亞裔球員，也是第一個美籍華裔球員，是第二個進入美國男籃聯盟的哈佛大學畢業生。
哈佛大學籃球隊，以前的打球成績從來都不怎樣，但從林書豪在校起，該校成為常春藤盟校中最成功的球隊之一，曾經一連五年拿下常春藤盟校冠軍。
今年七月，現年28歲的林書豪和籃網隊簽下保證3800萬元的三年合約。
星期四, 12月 22, 2016
經濟部與Brandeis大學簽署攬才合作備忘錄
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(左至右)經濟組石組長大玲、賴處長銘琪、布蘭代斯大學
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Dine主任
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為協助臺灣廠商及科研機構延攬人才，以提升競爭力及科技研發能量，臺灣政府近年積極延攬海外人才。繼2016年9月間由經濟部籌組攬才團訪問波士頓舉行需才廠商與海外人才間的洽談會，及拜會多所麻州知名高等學府洽談攬才合作後，本(12)月22日臺灣經濟部與麻州知名學府布蘭代斯大學正式簽署攬才合作備忘錄(Memorandum
of Understanding)，奠定雙方未來合作基礎。
該備忘錄由駐波士頓臺北經文處經濟組石組長大玲代表經濟部，與布蘭代斯大學Hiatt學生職涯中心(Hiatt Career
Center)執行主任Andrea Dine共同簽署，經文處賴處長銘琪擔任見證，經文處教育組黃組長薳玉、學務組陳組長珮瑩等多位同仁及Hiatt學生職涯中心副主任Sonia Liang在現場觀禮。根據該備忘錄，雙方未來透過連繫窗口交換臺灣廠商徵求海外人才及該校學生、校友求職之資訊，雙方還同意協助對方舉辦企業徵才活動，以媒合臺灣需才企業及該校之學生和校友。此外，如果該校學生、校友有意赴臺就業發展，經濟部將適時提供客製化之媒合服務，或該校籌集學生及校友訪問臺灣時，經濟部亦將協助安排參訪臺灣企業，及安排與臺灣需才廠商間之面對面洽談，以促成「需才」與「人才」間之有效對接。
布蘭代斯大學是具猶太淵源和背景、注重研究之私立高等文理學府，以國際經濟、商學、藝術、設計及生命科學等相關科系而聞名，自1948創校以來，每年都被US News and
World Report排名在全美前35名的大學中，目前教職員數近1,800名，大學部學生達3,800多名，來自世界各國。 (圖文:經文處經濟組提供)
Cranston's First Lady launches first annual "First Lady's Art Awards"
CRANSTON, RI—A lover of the arts, Cranston’s First Lady Barbara Ann Fenton is inviting local artists to share their creative spirit this holiday season by launching the first annual “First Lady’s Arts Awards” in City Hall.
Soon, City Hall will be filled with paintings, drawings and collages and several winners will get the chance to go out to Newport Creamery for ice cream with the First Lady and her husband, Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung.
The theme is “Holidays in Cranston” and Cranston artists of all ages are welcome to submit a two-dimensional work of art using any medium, from finger paints and watercolors to chalk and ink (and everything in between).
“I can’t wait to see City Hall filled with color and creativity from the community once submissions start rolling in,” Fenton said. “This is a great activity for Cranston students on their holiday break and is an opportunity for the community to celebrate the arts together in a public space.”
Entries can be dropped off at the Mayor’s Office on the third floor of City Hall during business hours until Jan. 3 and every work will be put on display in the building through mid-February.
Winners will be selected from the following age groups: 5 and under, 6 to 7, 8 to 9, 10 to 11, 12 to 14 and 15 and older. There is no age limit.
Submissions shouldn’t be larger than 11x14 inches. The name, age, address and parent contact information for the artist must be included on the back of the submission.
Entries will be available to be picked up after being displayed at City Hall in mid-February.
Soon, City Hall will be filled with paintings, drawings and collages and several winners will get the chance to go out to Newport Creamery for ice cream with the First Lady and her husband, Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung.
The theme is “Holidays in Cranston” and Cranston artists of all ages are welcome to submit a two-dimensional work of art using any medium, from finger paints and watercolors to chalk and ink (and everything in between).
“I can’t wait to see City Hall filled with color and creativity from the community once submissions start rolling in,” Fenton said. “This is a great activity for Cranston students on their holiday break and is an opportunity for the community to celebrate the arts together in a public space.”
Entries can be dropped off at the Mayor’s Office on the third floor of City Hall during business hours until Jan. 3 and every work will be put on display in the building through mid-February.
Winners will be selected from the following age groups: 5 and under, 6 to 7, 8 to 9, 10 to 11, 12 to 14 and 15 and older. There is no age limit.
Submissions shouldn’t be larger than 11x14 inches. The name, age, address and parent contact information for the artist must be included on the back of the submission.
Entries will be available to be picked up after being displayed at City Hall in mid-February.
BCNC和 CPA合作的零售業員工培訓班結業
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| 華人前進會劉衛恆(後左一)和老師及畢業學員 合影。 |
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $245,000 Grant for Solar Canopy Installation at State Facility
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $245,000 Grant for
Solar Canopy Installation at State Facility
Funding Will Support Solar Canopy Installation at MassDOT Building
BOSTON – December 22, 2016– The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $245,000 in grant funding for the installation of a 490 kW solar canopy at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) research and materials facility in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The funding is provided by the Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER) Leading by Example Clean Energy Grant Program for Solar Photovoltaic Canopies, which seeks to increase installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) parking canopies and innovative solar PV technologies at state facilities. Today’s grant announcement represents the sixth award from DOER’s Leading by Example solar canopy grant program since 2014 and has resulted in the installation of over 6.5 MW of solar power at state facilities.
“Integrating solar technologies into MassDOT’s new research and materials facility demonstrates their commitment to embracing innovative technologies,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “The Commonwealth’s state facilities continue to lead by example in adopting new clean energy practices that reduce energy costs and emissions for all ratepayers.”
“Our Administration is committed to working across agencies to ensure clean energy innovation is implemented where it can have the greatest impact,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “This solar canopy will allow MassDOT to save energy costs and repurpose those resources for more vital operations while reducing emissions.”
The new MassDOT facility, currently under construction and nearing completion, will house the statewide research and materials testing laboratory. The 490 kW solar canopy, in conjunction with a 40 kW rooftop solar PV system, will help offset a substantial portion of the building’s electrical demand. The solar canopy project, which includes two Level II Dual-head electric vehicle charging stations, will be built at no cost to MassDOT through a third-party agreement with Ameresco.
“The Commonwealth is at the forefront of integrating clean energy and energy efficiency technologies into our new state construction, setting the pace for the rest of the state and nation to follow our lead,” said Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton. “As the cost of solar installations continues to decrease, the Baker-Polito Administration is committed to expanding clean energy integration to state facilities.”
“We are proud to work closely with the Department of Energy Resources and our partners in state government to incorporate innovative energy technologies into our transportation projects and systems,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack. “The Baker-Polito Administration is committed to adopting renewable and clean energy technologies that allow us to minimize our environmental impact and lower energy costs across the Commonwealth.”
In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, lowering MassDOT’s electricity costs and contributing to the building’s LEED certification, the solar canopy will also provide shade and shelter from the elements for all customers and staff. MassDOT will use this project as a pilot as they explore further deployment of solar canopies at their facilities statewide.
“Through close collaboration with our fellow state agencies, DOER continues to prove that clean and renewable energy technologies can be successfully and cost effectively integrated into new state construction projects,” said DOER Commissioner Judith Judson. “We are committed to working closely with our partners across state government to ensure that Massachusetts remains a leader for clean energy building practices.”
Solar canopy installations provide opportunities to state facilities to generate clean renewable electricity at operating parking areas, while reducing heat absorption on parking surfaces and shading parked vehicles. DOER has provided grants to install solar canopies at six additional sites, including Roxbury Community College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Bristol County Community College.
“In the Legislature and in MetroWest communities, we continue to encourage innovative clean energy technologies, economic development and sustainability,” said State Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). “Hopkinton has a strong record in clean energy innovation, and this new installation will help our community to expand solar power at a lower cost.”
“Communities and businesses in the MetroWest have been leading the way in solar energy for a long time. The new MassDOT installation in Hopkinton is another exciting step forward for our area,” said State Representative Carolyn Dykema (D-Holliston). “This leadership by the state sets a great example for others and will result in environmental benefits as well as savings for residents of the Commonwealth.”
The program is funded by an allocation of Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) funds. ACP funds are paid by electric retail suppliers if they have insufficient Renewable or Alternative Energy Certificates to meet their compliance obligations under the Renewable and Alternative Portfolio Standard programs.
The Leading by Example (LBE) program works with state agencies to meet specific target for greenhouse gas emission reductions, energy consumption reduction and renewable energy procurement. Since 2007, state agencies have made significant progress, including reducing GHG emissions by 26 percent, generating 15 percent of electricity demand from onsite renewable and combined heat and power sources, and reducing heating oil use by 78 percent. LBE results have contributed to Massachusetts being ranked for the past five years as the number one state for energy efficiency in the country by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
Governor Baker Nominates Edward F.X. Lynch to the Barnstable District Court
Governor Baker Nominates Edward F.X. Lynch to the Barnstable District Court
BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker has nominated Edward “Ned” F.X. Lynch, an attorney with civil, criminal, prosecutorial and defense experience, to serve as a judge in the Barnstable District Court.
“Ned Lynch is an accomplished attorney with exceptional temperament, intelligence and interpersonal skills,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “He has earned and maintained the respect of his peers, defense attorneys and judges and is an outstanding candidate I am pleased to nominate for the Governor’s Council’s consideration.”
“Attorney Lynch is an active and contributing member of the Barnstable County community and will bring a wealth of knowledge to the bench if confirmed,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “His twenty-four years of experience and his keen ability to be flexible, yet firm and scrupulously fair, in sentencing recommendations will serve the people of the Commonwealth well.”
There are 62 District Courts throughout the Commonwealth hearing a range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health and other case types, including all felonies punishable by a sentence up to five years, misdemeanors and violations of city and town ordinances and by-laws.
For more information about the District Court, visit http://www.mass.gov/courts/
Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council. Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and recommended to the governor. Governor Baker established the JNC in February, 2015 pursuant to Executive Order 558, a non-partisan, non-political Commission composed of volunteers from a cross-section of the Commonwealth's diverse population to screen judicial applications. Twenty-one members were later appointed to the JNC in April, 2015.
About Edward F.X. Lynch
Edward F.X. Lynch currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney in the Barnstable County District Attorney’s office where he is a Superior Court Prosecutor. Prior to that, Mr. Lynch served as the sole practitioner at his own criminal defense law firm after leaving Barnstable firm Manning & Lynch. He began his career as a law clerk at Walsh, Neville, Pappas & Mahoney in Chicago and then moved to Massachusetts where he served for the first time, in the Barnstable District Attorney’s office as an Assistant District Attorney from 1992 until 1997. Mr. Lynch graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in the School of Business Administration and from DePaul University College of Law in 1992.
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